Konnichi Hello Co., Ltd. receives the 2025 Encouragement Award from the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center
Konnichi Hello Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 14, 2025 Konnichi Hello Co., Ltd. receives the 2025 Encouragement Award from the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center Multilingual video translation by generative AI and humans collaborates, highly praised, serves as a role model for Tokyo companies
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Konnichi Hello Co., Ltd. receives the 2025 “Encouragement Award” from the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center ~Realizing “communicative multilingual videos” through generative AI and human power~ Konnichi Hello Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Seigo Hayami) received the Encouragement Award at the 2025 Small and Medium Enterprise Awards, organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center. Our video translation service, which uses AI to translate the speaker’s voice into multiple languages while preserving its original voice, was highly praised for its potential contributions to a wide range of fields, including inbound tourism and overseas sales support. ■ About the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center Small and Medium Enterprise Awards This award is presented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center to small and medium-sized enterprises in Tokyo that have excellent products, technologies, and services, with the aim of widely publicizing their achievements and supporting their further growth and development. The Encouragement Award that our company received this time is given to small and medium-sized enterprises that have excellent products, technologies, services, and business plans and are expected to make a significant contribution to improving the lives of Tokyo residents through their future growth.
Reference:https://www.tokyo-kosha.or.jp/kosha/hyousyou/winner/r7.html ■ Background of the Award and Key Points of Evaluation Konnichi Hello offers hybrid translation using “AI human” technology, where AI generates audio in other languages while preserving the speaker’s voice characteristics, and human translation and video editing teams provide a natural-looking finish. We support the global communication of a wide range of sectors, including companies, local governments, and tourist facilities. Konnichi Hello’s flexible response and market growth potential, compared to competitors, were highly praised, leading to this award as it “will contribute to improving the lives of Tokyo residents through its continued growth.” ■ Representative comment Representative Director and CEO Seigo Hayami “We are deeply honored to receive this award. Our strength lies in our ability to achieve a level of ‘communicative quality’ that is difficult to replicate through simple machine translation, thanks to the
collaboration between AI and humans. We compare and analyze multiple AI models to combine the optimal model, and then refine the details with human translation and video editing to provide multilingual videos that viewers can understand naturally. Encouraged by this award, we will continue to support multilingual communication in a wide range of fields, including inbound tourism, cross-border e-commerce, education, and culture.” ■ Award Ceremony Information The FY2025 Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center Small and Medium Enterprise Awards ceremony will be held as follows. • Date and time: November 6, 2020 (Thursday) 14:00-15:00 (Doors open 13:30) • Venue: Taito Civic Hall 8th floor, 2nd conference room (2-6-5 Hanakawado, Taito-ku, Tokyo) • Participation Fee: Free (No prior registration required) At the ceremony, guests involved in supporting small and medium-sized businesses will be welcomed and certificates will be presented to the winners. Details:
https://www.tokyo-kosha.or.jp/kosha/hyousyou/awards/ 【Company Profile】 Konnichi Hello Co., Ltd. • Address: 3-2-10-1106 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo • Representative: Seigo Hayami, Representative Director and CEO • Founded: March 2024 • Business: Video translation support utilizing generative AI and humans • Capital: 27.46 million yen • URL:
https://www.konnichihello.com/
